A death anniversary (also called death day or deathday) is a custom observed in several Asian cultures including China, Pakistan, India, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as in other nations with significant overseas Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese populations. Like a birthday, it is celebrated each year, but instead of on the date of birth of the individual being celebrated, it is celebrated on the day on which a family member or other significant individual died.

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  • A death anniversary (also called death day or deathday) is a custom observed in several Asian cultures including China, Pakistan, India, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as in other nations with significant overseas Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese populations. Like a birthday, it is celebrated each year, but instead of on the date of birth of the individual being celebrated, it is celebrated on the day on which a family member or other significant individual died. There are also similar memorial services that are held at different intervals, such as every week. Although primarily a manifestation of ancestor worship, the tradition has also been associated with Confucianism and Buddhism (in East Asian cultural civilizations) or Hinduism. Death anniversaries are also commemorated in Judaism, where it is called by various names.
  • 命日（めいにち、deathday）とは、ある人が死んだ日をいう。忌日（きにち）ともいう。死んだ年月日を歿年月日（ぼつねんがっぴ）という。対義語は誕生日。
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  • A death anniversary (also called death day or deathday) is a custom observed in several Asian cultures including China, Pakistan, India, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam, as well as in other nations with significant overseas Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese populations. Like a birthday, it is celebrated each year, but instead of on the date of birth of the individual being celebrated, it is celebrated on the day on which a family member or other significant individual died.
  • 命日（めいにち、deathday）とは、ある人が死んだ日をいう。忌日（きにち）ともいう。死んだ年月日を歿年月日（ぼつねんがっぴ）という。対義語は誕生日。
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  • Death anniversary
  • 命日
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